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Udaipur Travel Guide
Udaipur
The
city of Udaipur is a lovely land around the Azure water lakes hemmed in by the
lush hills of the Aravails.
A vision in white drenched in romance and beauty, Udaipur is a fascinating blend
of sights sounds and experience-an inspiration for the imagination of poets,
painters and writen.
Its kaleidoscope of fairy tale palace lakes temples gardens and narrow lanes
strew with stalls, carry the flavour of a heroic past. Epitomising for 1200
years.
The foundation of the city has an interesting legand associated with it. According
to it, Maharana Udai Singh the founder was hunting one day when he met a holy
man meditaing on a hill overlooking the lake pichhola. The hermit blessed the
Maharana and advised him to build a palace at this favourable located spot with
a fertile valley watered by the stream, a lake, an agreeable altitude and an
the advise of the hermit and founded the city in 1959 A.D.
Overlooking
the aquamarine xpanses of the lake Pichhola stands the splendid city palace-a
marvel in granite and marbel. Of the original eleven gates of the Udaipur City,
only five remain. The suraj pol or sun Gate on the eastern side is the main
entrance to the city.
Exquisite lake palaces of Udaipur shimmering like jewels on lake Pichhola are
overwhelming in splendour.
Several palaces of interest around Udaipur, including the majestic Chittaurgarh
the mountain fortress of Kumbhalgarh, beautiful jain temples of Ranakpur, Eklingli
and Nathdwara and the cool retreat of Mr.Abu make the visit to udaipur a memorable
one.
Udaipur is known as the Venice of the east. It is also called the city of lakes.
The Lake Palace on Jag Niwas Island in the middle of Pichola Lakes is the finest
example of its architectural and cultural explosion.
